South Africa: Abdulrazak Gurnah to deliver Nelson Mandela Lecture

23 september 2024 - 16:17:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by Abdulrazak Gurnah in Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African activist James Mathews dies

09 september 2024 - 10:49:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphoa has saluted prominent activist and writer James Matthews, who died [...] Full text...

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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin

02 august 2024 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...

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WHO announces MeDevIS platform to boost access to medical technologies and devices

08 july 2024 - 14:23:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Economist named AfDB's Director of Statistics Department

05 july 2024 - 16:22:41
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Dr. Babatunde Samson Omotosho, an economist and statistician, [...] Full text...

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WEF identifies top 10 emerging technologies to address global challenges

25 june 2024 - 08:05:50
Dalian, China (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Tuesday published its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report featuring technologies [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian arts global icon honoured by American university

27 may 2024 - 05:22:00
New York, U.S. (PANA) - Bard College, New York, one of foremost liberal arts universities in the United States ,on [...] Full text...

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Emerging markets navigate global interest rate volatility: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci, and Jason Wu

02 february 2024 - 07:04:24
Washington, United States (PANA) - Global interest rates in recent months have gone on a rollercoaster, especially those on longer-term [...] Full text...

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The COI launches “AléVini”, a new fund to help regional mobility

16 september 2023 - 09:25:59
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) – The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has launched a mobility fund intended for actors in the region's [...] Full text...

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Angola: Unlocking the potential of creative industries (UNCTAD Feature)

15 september 2023 - 18:30:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Angola's  nascent creative industries hold vast potential to help diversify its oil-dependent economy. To do so, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to hold 5th edition of West African Mining Week

05 september 2023 - 12:26:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th West African Mining Week will be held from 28 to 30 September 2023 [...] Full text...

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WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science

18 august 2023 - 06:43:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) got underway on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Research agency assesses health impacts of Aspartame in humans

14 july 2023 - 15:10:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Assessments of the health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener - aspartame - were released here Friday [...] Full text...

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Trafficking in the Sahel: Muzzling the illicit arms trade (Feature by UN News)

11 june 2023 - 07:06:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Shoppers in Mali’s Gao, Timbuktu, and Ménaka regions in Mali can snap up AK-pattern assault rifles [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian literary icon Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo is dead

31 may 2023 - 15:18:25
Arcra, Ghana (PANA) -  The death was reported of Ghanaian literary icon Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, in the early hours [...] Full text...

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Rabat to host 14th International Festival of Fashion in Africa in December

14 september 2022 - 19:05:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital, Rabat, will host, from 7-10 December the 14th edition of the International Festival [...] Full text...

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Senegalese Mohamed Mbougar Sarr wins the Goncourt Prize 2021

04 november 2021 - 20:23:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall congratulated in a tweet the Senegalese writer Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, who won [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 35 new positive cases

13 october 2021 - 09:35:08
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities said on Wednesday that 35 new positive cases of COVID-19, of which 28 [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

07 october 2021 - 11:45:30
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. A statement on the website [...] Full text...

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Libyan media discuss expectations on effects of reconciliation between Arab Gulf countries and White House on Libyan crisis

10 january 2021 - 14:53:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The expectations of Libyans regarding the impact of the recent reconciliation among Arab Gulf countries and [...] Full text...

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Advocacy group raises red flag on global land inequality

24 november 2020 - 10:48:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Land inequality in most countries around the world, is threatening the livelihoods of the world's poorest, [...] Full text...

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Fayez Al-Sarraj pays tribute to great Libyan poet, Abdelmawla Al-Baghdadi, who died on Friday

20 november 2020 - 23:19:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The chairman of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday paid glowing [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court jails Westgate terror attack accomplices

30 october 2020 - 22:12:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Kenyan Court has sentenced two men, convicted of the Westgate terror attack of September 2013, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Non compliance to COVID-19 protocols hits Botswana’s procurement offices

20 august 2020 - 15:31:11
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), government’s arm which acquires goods and services, has [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Legendary South Africa actress dead at 80

04 july 2020 - 16:46:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Legendary South African actress Mary Twala died in Johannesburg Saturday after a lengthy illness [...] Full text...

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Former Rwandan Information minister Laurent Nkusi dies aged 70

18 may 2020 - 16:39:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former Rwandan Information minister,  Professor Laurent Nkusi, has died at the age of 70 due to [...] Full text...

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Coronacirus: UNESCO to hold meeting on Africa's future after covid-19

06 may 2020 - 16:58:46
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing an online meeting of intellectuals, change leaders and cultural figures on Thursday to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: People on hunger strike over fight against COVID-19

07 april 2020 - 23:27:37
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Several individuals confined in a hotel in Nouakchott as part of measures to combat the coronavirus [...] Full text...

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French President pays tribute to Pape Diouf

02 april 2020 - 15:11:36
Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tribute to Pape Diouf, sports journalist, player agent and [...] Full text...

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Publication of book on evaluation of environmental impact in Benin

29 january 2020 - 21:25:44
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -  A group of researchers, including Beninese Georges Lanmafankpotin, has come out with a publication on environmental [...] Full text...

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Chadian journalist publishes plea for freedom of expression

24 january 2020 - 23:41:14
Paris, France (PANA)  -  Chadian journalist for Africa's Deutsche Welle, Eric Topona Mocnga, officially launched here Friday the publication of [...] Full text...

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Malian Education Minister Témoré Tioulenta passes on

10 january 2020 - 15:15:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Minister of Education, Témoré Tioulenta, died on Friday in Bamako at the age of 66, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania awards winners of 2019 Chinguetti Prize

24 december 2019 - 16:14:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Winners of the 2019 Chinguetti Prize were awarded during a ceremony organized on Tuesday at the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

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Abidjan hosts 3rd edition of the professional technical book and digital book days

05 november 2019 - 15:02:32
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the professional technical and digital book days will take place on [...] Full text...

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Ouagadougou to host 15th International Book Fair in November

24 october 2019 - 08:45:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Ouagadougou International Book Fair (FILO) will be held from 21 to 24 November [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President at the 70th anniversary of "Présence Africaine" in Paris

21 october 2019 - 19:27:11
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Head of State, Macky Sall, will attend the official ceremony to commemorate the 70th [...] Full text...

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Seidik Abba's book on Boko Haram to be released Wednesday in Paris

08 october 2019 - 17:01:08
Paris, France (PANA) - Nigerian journalist and writer, Seidik Abba, has published a book on the Nigerian terrorist sect, Boko [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

16 september 2019 - 11:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Fake medicines, drugs, Ghana’s health burden (Feature by Ray Ankomah)

13 september 2019 - 13:48:04
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Occasionally, the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) carries out snap checks in the major markets [...] Full text...

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Congo: MPs of presidential majority attack government for unsatisfactory answers

07 august 2019 - 15:54:15
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Prime Minister, Clement Mouamba, on Tuesday slammed ruling party parliamentarians in the National Assembly who [...] Full text...

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Kenya to host high level workshop on national book policies

14 june 2019 - 23:03:42
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA)  -  A high level workshop on national policies on books and reading to promote quality education [...] Full text...

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Togolese cities host 12th edition of Filbleu March 18-23

11 march 2019 - 16:52:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 12th edition of the International Festival of Blue Fireflies (Filbleu), which is an annual gathering [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project to promote girls' excellence in education

08 march 2019 - 12:42:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Organisation for Promotion of Excellence in Niger (OPE-Niger) on Friday launched the 'For Her' project, [...] Full text...

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Ex-Emperor Bokassa's daughter publishes a story about her childhood

26 february 2019 - 23:02:06
Paris, France (PANA) - Marie-France Bokassa, daughter of the former emperor of Central Africa, Jean Bedel Bokassa, has publishedba book [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian newspapers highlight importance of Kiswahili language

16 february 2019 - 17:10:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newspapers in Tanzania this week carried different news stories and editorials, but the headline [...] Full text...

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Congolese author denounces Lari people genocide in Congo

11 january 2019 - 18:10:17
Paris, France (PANA) - Successive regimes in the Republic of Congo have been carrying out a deliberate policy targeting the [...] Full text...

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Staying below 1.5℃ warming limit would protect lives in Africa: Report

07 october 2018 - 14:56:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A study published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has suggested that keeping global [...] Full text...

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Beyond the motions of an electoral success in Mali (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

25 july 2018 - 11:18:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian voters go to the polls on 29 July to either elect a new president or [...] Full text...

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Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water - FAO

20 june 2018 - 08:37:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's [...] Full text...

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Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, inducted into 250-member American Academy of Arts and Letters

31 may 2018 - 13:11:58
New York, US (PANA) - The last is yet to be heard of the avalanche of accolades coming to renowned [...] Full text...

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FAO report sounds alarm on soil pollution

02 may 2018 - 13:54:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution poses a worrisome threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, but far [...] Full text...

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The world celebrates World Book and Copyright Day

23 april 2018 - 11:52:23
Paris, France (PANA) - The World Book and Copyright Day, observed across the world on 23 April, is a celebration [...] Full text...

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Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters

01 march 2018 - 14:32:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana's award-winning and globally-acclaimed sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has recorded yet another achievement by being elected [...] Full text...

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South African anti-apartheid activist dead at 79

04 january 2018 - 06:11:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-apartheid activist and poet Keorapetse Kgositsile died in Johannesburg on Wednesday after suffering from [...] Full text...

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UNESCO-backed study finds ‘no clear evidence’ social media lead to violent behaviour

29 december 2017 - 18:48:23
Paris, France (PANA) – Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, to disseminate content and to foster [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief confers Ms. Malala Yousafzai as UN Messenger of Peace

10 april 2017 - 20:25:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday formally designated children’s rights activist and Nobel Laureate, Ms. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian Army capture 14 Boko Haram terrorists

05 march 2017 - 14:55:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Army on clearance operations at Chikum Gudu in northern part of Borno in northeastern Nigeria [...] Full text...

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US: Rights expert calls for action to end violence, discrimination against albinos

27 october 2016 - 05:45:49
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations human rights expert Ikponwosa Ero has called upon government representatives gathered in New [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report says science important in achieving SDGs

13 july 2016 - 15:58:04
New York, US (PANA) - Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Renowned Sculptor, El Anatsui, named one of 6 judges for 2016 "Emerging Voices Awards in The Arts" contest

11 july 2016 - 13:12:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, Prof. El Anatsui, has been named one of the six international judges chosen [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan woman charged with plotting biological attack

08 june 2016 - 13:51:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan woman has been charged with assisting international terrorist networks to identify suitable targets to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Prestigious Harvard University honours famous Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui

02 june 2016 - 12:52:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree by the [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief shines a light on African diaspora's legacy

25 march 2016 - 19:45:53
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday highlighted the African diaspora's contributions to society, including [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'Monetary integration should not be pushed too fast in sub-Sahara Africa'

11 march 2016 - 08:36:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Monetary integration should not be pursued too fast in sub-Sahara Africa, but the region [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist

23 december 2015 - 06:02:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors [...] Full text...

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UN: Panel report says essential shifts needed for UN to tackle new peacekeeping challenges

16 june 2015 - 22:33:48
New York, US (PANA) - Primacy of political solutions, responsive and flexible operations, stronger partnerships and field-focused and people-centered mandates [...] Full text...

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UN: Benefits of mammograms outweigh adverse effects for older women – UN agency

05 june 2015 - 07:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - A group of 29 independent experts from 16 countries, convened by the specialized cancer agency [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA rocked by FIFA corruption scandal

28 may 2015 - 10:21:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African football has been thrown into turmoil amid allegations that local officials paid [...] Full text...

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US: Yale honours Okonjo-Iweala with an Honorary Doctorate Degree

19 may 2015 - 13:30:27
New Haven, US (PANA) - The Nigerian Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO chief highlights power of jazz for social integration

30 april 2015 - 17:42:04
New York, US (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Thursday said that artists across the globe have been drawn [...] Full text...

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US: Arrests, detention of anti-Nations Cup protesters worry US

29 january 2015 - 10:05:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed deep concern by reports of the arrests and indefinite detention [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya wipes out 100 terror suspects after Mandera massacre

24 november 2014 - 11:24:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto said Kenya Forces have killed 100 militants and sympathisers inside Somalia, [...] Full text...

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UN: IFC gives US$450 million in finance package to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

05 november 2014 - 22:54:14
New York, US (PANA) - The World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), on Wednesday announced a [...] Full text...

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Mali: France donates books, computers to Mali's University of Arts and Social Sciences

09 october 2014 - 18:11:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Priority Solidarity Fund (FSP) of the French cooperation Thursday donated 2,000 books to the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF's 2014 Financial Access Survey helps to map global financial inclusion

17 september 2014 - 07:52:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released the results of the fifth annual Financial [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Nobel Laureates urge Zuma to intervene over Dalai Lama saga

15 september 2014 - 15:21:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of 14 Nobel Peace Laureates on Monday called on President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Pretoria denies blocking Dalai Lama again

04 september 2014 - 11:56:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Department of International Relations on Thursday denied that the government has again [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Cape Town to host Peace Prize summit

19 july 2014 - 09:19:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town will host the World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in October, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Famous South African author, Gordimer, dies at 90

14 july 2014 - 14:07:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Acclaimed South African author Nadine Gordimer has died after a short illness at the [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: NFF insists no rift on appearance fees, bonuses for Super Eagles

17 june 2014 - 19:04:23
Curitiba, Brazil (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has blasted a report insinuating rift between the Federation and the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA university honours Nigerian author, Okri

23 april 2014 - 11:33:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Acclaimed Nigerian author Ben Okri will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of [...] Full text...

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Congo: African Vaccination Week proves its worth (WHO/AFRO FEATURES)

18 april 2014 - 10:26:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - If any doubts ever existed about the wisdom or benefits of instituting the African Vaccination Week [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: There can be no development without peace in Africa - Ex UN envoy

17 april 2014 - 23:44:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A former United Nations Under Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday underscored the need for African [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Media reflect on Youth Day commemoration

15 march 2014 - 09:31:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As Zambia joined the rest of the world in commemorating the Youth Day on 12 March, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: International Book Fair opens in Mauritius

06 march 2014 - 15:36:09
Pailles, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Thursday inaugurated the second edition of the “Confluences 2014 International [...] Full text...

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Unveiling Malawi’s child literary prodigy; writing her way to the future (By Raphael Tenthani, PANA Correspondent)

02 november 2013 - 13:32:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - She’s is only 19 but she has just published a book. OK, several years ago Nigerian [...] Full text...

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UN envoy for Western Sahara dispute launches 'new phase' in negotiations

31 october 2013 - 07:58:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross said he planned to return to [...] Full text...

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Brazzaville is first African city to be designated UNESCO Creative Centre

22 october 2013 - 07:14:28
New York, US (PANA) - Brazzaville, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Congo, has become the first [...] Full text...

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ECA study identifies unique opportunities for small island developing states

25 july 2013 - 14:39:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said Thursday it was analysing strategies that [...] Full text...

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ECA study to focus on climate change challenges

30 june 2013 - 14:16:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA's) contribution to the forthcoming third International Conference [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's literary giant, Chinua Achebe, laid to rest

23 may 2013 - 15:11:36
Ogidi, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's literary giant Chinua Achebe, who died at the age of 82 on 21 March, 2013, [...] Full text...

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Four heads of state, Archbishop of Canterbury for Achebe's burial

22 may 2013 - 09:42:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Four Heads of State and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby, are among the [...] Full text...

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Funeral rites of late Nigerian writer, Achebe, begin

19 may 2013 - 14:48:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The funeral rites of the late renowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, began Sunday with prayers at [...] Full text...

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Late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, to be buried 23 May

22 april 2013 - 09:47:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The remains of the late Nigerian literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, would be laid to rest [...] Full text...

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UNESCO launches book on Slave Trade

18 april 2013 - 17:37:43
Paris, France (PANA) – UNESCO on Thursday launched a book titled "Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery: New orientations for teaching [...] Full text...

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Chinua Achebe's death, blood bath in Kano, Obasanjo's warning reported in Nigeria

23 march 2013 - 06:57:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death of literary icon Chinua Achebe, Monday's lorry park suicide bombing in Kano, former president [...] Full text...

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Nigerians hail Chinua Achebe's contribution to African literature

22 march 2013 - 20:35:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians from all walks of life have commended the immense contributions of the late literary icon, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's presidency confirms Chinua Achebe's death, hails his 'immense patriotism'

22 march 2013 - 14:47:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Reports of the death of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in the US at the age [...] Full text...

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Kenyans mourn Nigerian literary icon Chinua Achebe

22 march 2013 - 14:41:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyans mourned the death of Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the grandfather of modern African literature, who [...] Full text...

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FAO wants child labour tackled in livestock sector

26 february 2013 - 18:13:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Child labour in the livestock sector is widespread and largely ignored, according to the UN Food [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Soyinka, wins 2012 Awolowo leadership award

19 december 2012 - 18:56:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa’s first Nobel laureate in Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka, was on Wednesday named winner of the [...] Full text...

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UN think-tank says African peace treaties failing to cure conflict root causes

29 november 2012 - 20:23:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African efforts to resolve conflicts through peace treaties signed over the past few years have [...] Full text...

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Rwandan female novelist awarded Renaudot Prize

08 november 2012 - 21:05:11
Paris, France (PANA) – Rwandan novelist Scholastique Mukasonga on Wednesday won the prestigious Renaudot Prize for Literature for her novel [...] Full text...

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SA commemorates Biko’s legacy

06 september 2012 - 12:58:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Prof. Ben Okri, one of the foremost African writers in the post-modern and post-colonial [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: DRC refugee children in Tanzania learning basics of art

01 february 2012 - 20:43:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR) on Wednesday said refugee pupils from the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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WFP launches online campaign to fight global hunger

01 february 2012 - 19:11:54
New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a week-long campaign in which users of [...] Full text...

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WFP online game hits one million users

05 january 2012 - 18:49:14
New York, US (PANA) - Freerice.com, the online game that allows players to improve their vocabulary while fighting global hunger [...] Full text...

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'African school children fed on wrong literature'

04 october 2011 - 17:38:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African book publishers Tuesday launched an appeal to protect school children from relying on literature that [...] Full text...

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Africa challenged to come up with indigenous philosophy of development

01 october 2011 - 10:24:27
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Africa needs to come up with an indigenous philosophy of development determined and influenced by [...] Full text...

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Famous Sudanese singer dies in Cairo (corrected)

24 september 2011 - 12:18:03
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese singer and composer Zaydan Ibrahim died in Egypt on Saturday from liver complications, the official [...] Full text...

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UNAMID averts 'second' Darfur conflict

22 september 2011 - 21:37:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Thursday averted another Darfur conflict when its [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia leads initiative to mend fences between Sudanese rivals

22 august 2011 - 14:13:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is mediating between the central government in Khartoum and two [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges greater appreciation of indigenous peoples' cultures, creativity

09 august 2011 - 14:23:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for greater recognition of the right of indigenous [...] Full text...

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Renowned author presents 30,000 books to schools in Mali

22 july 2011 - 13:30:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian writer and politician, Seydou Badian Kouyaté, has presented 30,000 books to schools in the [...] Full text...

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Soyinka challenges Nigerian President on Freedom of Information Act

21 july 2011 - 22:50:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been challenged to set up an enquiry on what happened when [...] Full text...

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WHO says mobile phones may cause cancer

01 june 2011 - 16:34:52
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile [...] Full text...

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Modernisation fuelling non-communicable diseases in Africa (WHO/AFRO Features)

18 may 2011 - 07:45:14
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As Ministers of Health of the WHO African Region gathered in Brazzaville on 6 April 2011 [...] Full text...

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Understanding the war in Libya (News Feature)

06 may 2011 - 16:54:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The current NATO military strikes in Libya is neither a "humanitarian" war nor a knee-jerk reaction [...] Full text...

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Authors from Cogo Basin feature at Paris book exhibition

21 march 2011 - 14:55:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Authors drawn from countries within the Congo Basin featured prominently at the 2011 edition of the [...] Full text...

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Female writers in Africa take centre stage in Commonwealth Writers’ Prize

11 february 2011 - 17:22:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, internationally recognised for its role in celebrating ground-breaking works from both new [...] Full text...

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CPLP ambassadors to promote Lusophone culture in Arab region

04 november 2010 - 17:27:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The ambassadors of Portuguese-speaking countries to Egyp t (Angola, Mozambique, Portugal and Brazil), met Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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(Corrected) Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011 competition judges named

05 october 2010 - 20:41:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Foundation has named a three-member team of experts as the Africa regional judging panel [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2011 competition judgesd named

05 october 2010 - 20:36:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The Commonwealth Foundation has named a three-member team of experts as the Africa regional judging panel [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: Today marks dawn of new era - Jonathan

01 october 2010 - 11:15:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has described Frid ay's 50th independence anniversary of the country as the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Nobel Laureate forms political party

26 september 2010 - 08:58:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Ahead of the 2011 general elections, Nigerian Nobel Laur eate Wole Soyinka has launched a new [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian writer competes for Ivorian prize in Literature

20 august 2010 - 21:32:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA)- – The novel, “Les nouvelles du désert”, written by Mauritanian journalist M'Bareck Ould Beyrouck, is among the [...] Full text...

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Guinea Bissau's leader leaves for home

24 july 2010 - 09:56:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The president of Guinea Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, left the Angolan capital, Luanda, on Saturday for [...] Full text...

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Nigerian poet expected in Angola to celebrate Africa Day

23 may 2010 - 16:52:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Nigerian poet, Toyin Adewale Gabriel, is due in Ango la next week at the invitation [...] Full text...

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Egyptian Jaber Asfrour wins Kadhafi's Prize for literature

25 april 2010 - 12:26:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The maiden edition of the Mouammar Kadhafi Prize for int ernational literature (2009) was Saturday awarded [...] Full text...

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Wole Soyinka's 'boldness' applauded by Ghana's vice president

03 april 2010 - 08:48:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Nigerian Nobel laureate Pro-fessor Wole Soyinka on Friday night won the applause of Vice-President John Dramani [...] Full text...

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UNESCO plans forum on rebuilding Haiti, Wole Soyinka to feature

19 march 2010 - 18:42:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Haitian intellectuals, artists and decision makers, toget her with international experts, social scientists and members of [...] Full text...

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Police intensify hunt for elusive Malawi gay rights campaigner

09 february 2010 - 16:22:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police in Malawi have intensified the hunt for a man w ho is allegedly behind a [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 2nd Literary Season

05 february 2010 - 21:00:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The second edition of the literary season in Mali, which opens next Tuesday at Bamako's palace [...] Full text...

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Nine arrested in Kenya over banned Jamaican cleric

18 january 2010 - 11:39:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Nine Muslim leaders were arrested here Monday in connect ion with last Fridayâ?s riots in which [...] Full text...

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Libyan writer, Khalifa Tillissi, dies

14 january 2010 - 19:08:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The culture and arts world has lost one of its heads, wr iter, novelist and historian, [...] Full text...

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Egyptian intellectual Jaber Ousfour wins Gaddafi wins Prize for

04 january 2010 - 21:08:00
Literature Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Egyptian intellectual and columnist, Dr Jaber Ousfour, has won the Gaddafi International Prize for Literature, [...] Full text...

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SA govt salutes leading anti-apartheid activist

29 december 2009 - 07:49:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Tributes are flooding in from around the world for leading anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus, [...] Full text...

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Soyinka worried about consequences of financial crisis on African literature

17 november 2009 - 21:37:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, 1996 Nobel prize winner for Literature, on Tuesday expressed grave concern about [...] Full text...

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Ghana VP secures citizen’s release from Libyan jail

01 may 2009 - 21:47:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s vice president John -Dramani Mahama has secured the release of a Ghanaian who was serving [...] Full text...

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Ghana pleads for citizen in Libya jail

28 april 2009 - 22:04:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s vice president John -Dramani Mahama has appealed to the Libyan Leader Muammar Al-Qathafi to have [...] Full text...

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Exhibition on Timbuktu manuscripts launched in Bamako

15 april 2009 - 19:25:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian Minister of Culture Mohamed El Moctar on Wednesday at the National Museum of Mali, launched [...] Full text...

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Regional journalists seek role in ECOWARN

26 march 2009 - 12:52:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Regional journalists who participated in a sensitization programme on the ECOWAS Early Warning Network (ECOWARN)have urged [...] Full text...

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Trinidadian wins "haïku" poetry contest in Dakar

12 march 2009 - 12:30:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Keith Simmonds from Trinidad and Tobago won the first pr ize at the 23rd edition of [...] Full text...

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Internet site launched on 2nd panAfrican Festival of Algiers

04 february 2009 - 16:58:00
Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- The Algerian Culture Ministry has launched an Internet site, www. panafalger2009. dz, dedicated to the 2nd [...] Full text...

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Brussels to host African Literature Show next month

20 january 2009 - 22:55:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A show of written and oral African literature will be he ld from 5 to 7 [...] Full text...

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